Olympic torch being a right bastard

25-05-12

THE Olympic torch is becoming increasingly arrogant and egotistical, it has emerged.

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Several weeks ago the torch was just another nondescript metal cone, queueing alongside thousands of other hopeful flame-bearing objects including burning sticks, potted bonfires and barbecues at the Olympic torch auditions.

But since the tour began it has become a global media phenomenon, with lucrative merchandise deals and thousands of fans or ‘torchies’.